The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-12
That I sh0uld add. hs vas not elsctsd.

Twill not rscount kae psinial histsrv.
nor dwell upon the daoIofsble condition,
Of our local democracy. tis dl6icult b
speak Of this branch d the party in ths
language of polite correspondence. Lst
It here suffice to SAYS ct our local d.
mocracy Is under ths ScknovlsdeDd do.
minion Of a man whdAss bssn psbliclv
charged with having openly and noto-
riouslY purchased votes on last election
dav. This charge has been strongly sup-
ported by the sworn and recorded ~
timony Of citizens; vet, although this
crime against the elective franchise ID =
blow at the very heart of our liberty, .
crime more dreadful in its consequences
than murder or open treason, no citizen
has vet manifested sufficient confidence
in the democratic officers who are
charged with conducting public pr osecu-
tions to even file complaint against the
alleged offender. Il
In the face Of this public charge and
Of other equally outrageous doings. q II
to wantonly humiliate the state democ-
racy, end commit it to the ratification Of
such iniquities. the chairman and other
members Of the state central committee
publicly serenaded this man and the
chairman thanked him and eulogisei
him for his "statesmanNkep services 10
the party during the campaigns. And
so might 20 on, ad libitlm, I'D nauseum \
usque. but it is unnecessary.
AS q self-respecting nixas wonld feel
justified and bound in honor to With
draw from party which has fallen to
such levels but there is another and
potent reason for my immediate with
drawal. which is, that new national
party is being formed for the purpose Of
restoring the natural rights of the great
landless democracy of America.
1t is founded upon the idea that all
men have an equal right to live. and, a.
a natural consequence, that all men have
at all times an equal and inaliensble
right to the use of the natural elements
which God made and gave freely for the
sustenance of human life; "that to se-
cure these rights governments are insti-
tuted among men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the gov
erned y that all American citizens are
entitled to equal opportunities with re-
speet to the great natural resources Of
our common country; that no speculator
in the natural rights Of his fsllow-men
should be permitted to prevent Ameri-
can citizens from making homes upon
land which he does not want to use |;
that no landlord-allen or citizen
should be permitted to collect toll from
American citizens for allowing them til Q
privilege of using the natural and inde.
structible powers Of our soil; that the
rental value of land, which results in III
cases entirely from the presence, enter
prise, virtue and industry Of the whole
people, belongs to the whole people, and
should, as matter Of common justice.
be taken for public use; and that no tax
or burden of any kind should be imposed
upon commerce. agriculture, manufac-
lures or other industries, or upon any
products of human labor. as long as the
rental value of land which is the<msr-
gin of production shall be sufficient for
public purposes.
TO the new party, founded upon these
principles, which conceive to be the
very soul and essence Of true democracy,
all of the time which / can henceforth
give to the political service of my coun-
try will be devoted. l shall therefore,
in the next political campaign do all in
my power to secure the election of
Henry George, or some other land re-
former, to the presidency of the United
States, unless the democratic party shall
in the meantime become democratic bv
adopting the principles we have
espoused. Ill.
Having deliberately resolved to pur-
sue this course desire that my position
may be fully and exactly understood, so
that my actions and relations with re-
spect to political matters, shall he
neither inconsistent nor ambiguous.
Sincerely trusting that our social re-
lations may be as pleasant In the future
as they have been in the past, I remain
very truly and respectfully yours,
~ JAMES G. MAGuIRR.
The Workingmen.
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